Sports
Robson bundles out Li
Chinese ninth seed Li Na was knocked out of the US Open in the third round Friday, losing 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2 to Britain’s Laura Robson, who had beaten triple champion Kim Clijsters in the previous round.
Near-capacity crowd welcomes track events
A near-capacity crowd at the Olympic Stadium Friday greeted the first day of athletics at the Paralympics.
‘Nearly man’ Roddick to quit after US Open
Andy Roddick, whose 2003 US Open triumph was his one and only Grand Slam title.
Platini snipes at autocratic Blatter
UEFA president Michel Platini criticized FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s autocratic style.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Tyler Hamilton says Lance Armstrong gave him an illegal blood booster at his house before the 1999 Tour de France and the two teammates compared notes on using performance-enhancing drugs as far back as 1998.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Former Netherlands’ player Patrick Kluivert (L) holds up the draw of Helsingborgs IF, as UEFA competitions director Giorgio Marchetti speaks, during the Europa League draw ceremony at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco Friday.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Former India spinner Murali Kartik caused controversy in the English County Championship Thursday when he ran out a batsman who had backed up too far down the pitch.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said Thursday he is satisfied with stadium construction in Brazil ahead of next year’s Confederation Cup and the 2014 World Cup.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Former double British Open winner Greg Norman says he’s never been so insulted in his life after being told to stay away to hear Jose Maria Olazabal annouce his two European Team ‘wildcard’ picks.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
PGA Championship winner Rory McIlroy may be the youngest member on the European Ryder Cup team but the Northern Irishman said Thursday he is ready to take on a leadership role in the team competition.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Jonathan Lucroy hit a grand slam and drove in seven runs for Milwaukee, but Alfonso Soriano’s RBI single capped a three-run comeback in the ninth inning Thursday that lifted the Chicago Cubs over the Brewers 12-11.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Mahmoud Gharib beat Red Hot Guys 72-64 as the 2012 JBL 2nd Conference Non-Rated Basketball Tournament resumed at Bin Mahfouz Basketball Court here recently following a two-week Ramadan break.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Reigning world champion Casey Stoner had successful surgery on his right ankle, his team said Friday, with the Australian hoping to be fit for the final races of the season.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
All-Star forward Jordan Eberle has signed a six-year contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers that will keep him with the team through the 2018-19 season.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Substitute Chioma Ubogagu scored early in extra time on Friday as the United States beat North Korea 2-1 to advance to the semifinals of the women’s under-20 World Cup, while defending champion Germany coasted to a 4-0 win over Norway to also reach the last four.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Rain washed out Belgian Grand Prix practice Friday with Formula One fans huddled under umbrellas in the forests while drivers took shelter in the garages.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Tottenham and Lazio have been drawn into one of the toughest groups of the Europa League.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
New Zealand captain Ross Taylor kept his promise of attacking India’s spinners by smashing an entertaining hundred as the visitors reached 328 for six at the close of the first day of the second and final Test in Bangalore Friday.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
In a blockbuster trade of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) offseason, five teams swapped six players Friday afternoon, including Philippine Jones Cup hero LA Tenorio who will now be donning the jersey of Ginebra San Miguel when the Philippine Cup opens on Sept. 30 this year.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Jamaican sprint duo Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake dominated the sprint events at the Diamond League meet here Thursday, but Kenyan 800m star David Rudisha was upstaged by Ethiopian tyro Mohammed Aman.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
World champion Felix Sturm goes into Saturday’s middleweight unification bout dreaming of adding the IBF title to his WBA crown, but Australia’s Daniel Geale is out to wreck his plans.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
The Detroit Tigers failed to make up ground on the pacesetting Chicago White Sox in the hotly contested American League Central division when they lost 2-1 to the Kansas City Royals Thursday.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Jojo Paciano and the Itqan Tenpin Wizards burned the lanes to clinch the Best Bowler and Best Team of the Week awards, respectively, in the 13th Week of the keenly-contested Itqan Tenpin Bowlers (IBG) Friday Bowling League, 2nd Conference here recently.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Britain’s Stephen Cummings of BMC won the 13th stage of the Tour of Spain Friday while Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez held on to the overall leader’s red jersey.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement have been put on hold until Friday when the National Hockey League (NHL) expects to receive a counter-proposal from the union representing its players.
Saturday, 01 - September 2012
Sydney FC announced Friday that former Juventus forward Alessandro del Piero had agreed to contract terms with the A-League club, but the player’s brother and agent said the deal was not finalized.
